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Den Harrow was an Italian new wave project in the '80s and early '90s. Stefano Zandri (born on June 4, 1962 in Nova Milanese, Italy) a model from Milan, Italy was chosen to be the frontman of Den Harrow. Since his name and origin were not considered to be trendy the producers had decided to invent a fictitious English based last name Manuel Stefano Carry as well as U.S. based birth place Boston Massachusetts, U.S. concealing his true Italian origins to be able to market him more easily in the English speaking world. Even though, Stefano Zandri has repeatedly revealed his true identity and the truth about his origins both on Italian TV and on his official homepage, his fictious biography on the website of his music producer still reports this false information.
Career
The project was popular in the second half of 1980s with hits like Don't Break My Heart, Bad Boy, Catch the Fox and Future Brain. The name "Den Harrow" was invented by the producers of the project, which according to them is based on the Italian word "Denaro" (money).
However, Stefano Zandri did not actually sing his own songs; he was essentially a character who lip-synched to vocals produced by a number of other Italo singers. In the very beginning Chuck Rolando's voice was used in the singles "To Meet Me" and "A Taste of Love". Later on, Silver Pozzoli was chosen to do the single "Mad Desire"; however, most of the songs for Den Harrow project were sung by an American vocalist Tom Hooker Beecher (who was residing in Italy during the Italo-Disco era), including Europe-wide hit singles "Don't Break My Heart", "Bad Boy", "Catch the Fox", and "Future Brain". [1] Hooker also produced the vocals for the album releases of "Mad Desire". Even though, Tom Hooker continued co-writing tracks for Den Harrow project, producers felt to bring in another vocalist into the studio with a slightly higher voice than that of Hooker's for the 1988 album called Lies. It is believed that "Den Harrow" has sold over 4 million records world-wide.
In 1997 Stefano Zandri moved to California to take part in the TV serial Sunset Beach.
In 2005 hosted the TV show "Radio HARROW" on the satellite TV channel "Match Music".
In 2006 Stefano Zandri took part in a reality show: "L'isola dei famosi" on Rai Due, a channel of Italian public television.
In 2007 Stefano Zandri released a new song "FEDEN - Lo so", really written and sung by him and his wife, only available on his web site that reportedly sold already 16.000 copies, he he is also planning to sell his biography in a book entitled "Segreti e bugie" (Secrets and Lies) also available on his website.
Discography
Albums
- 1985 Overpower
- 1987 Day by day
- 1988 Lies
- 1989 The Best of Den Harrow
- 1991 Ocean
- 1995 I.Den
- 1997 Back from the future
Singles
- 1983 "To Meet Me"
- 1983 "A Taste of Love"
- 1983 "Mad Desire"
- 1985 "Future Brain"
- 1985 "Bad Boy"
- 1985 "Charleston"
- 1985 "Over Power"
- 1985 "Broken Radio"
- 1987 "Catch the Fox"
- 1987 "Don't Break My Heart"
- 1987 "Tell Me Why"
- 1987 "Day by Day"
- 1988 "Born to Love"
- 1988 "My Time"
- 1988 "You Have a Way"
- 1989 "Holiday Night"
- 1989 "Take Me Back"
- 1990 "Ocean"
- 1990 "Real Big Love"
- 1993 "The Universe of Love"
- 1995 "I Need a Lover"
- 1995 "Tomorrow Is Another Day"
- 2000 "Future Brain 2000"
- 2000 "Don't Break My Heart 2000"
- 2007 "FEDEN - Lo so"
See also
References
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